JPH08306167A - Method of storing data in storage medium, reproducing device of storage medium, information management device using storage medium, and method of using storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a method of storing data in a storage medium for additional information to which information necessary for performing reproduction of data from the storage medium for data and reproduction of additional information in a linked manner is allocated. At the same time, by synchronizing the additional information stored in the additional information storage medium with the reproduction of the data, it is an object to extend the usage pattern of the data storage medium. [Structure] The data stored in the first storage medium 1 is reproduced by the data reproducing means 4. The additional information of the data is stored in the second storage medium 2, and the additional information is stored in the third storage medium 3 by the control means 6. Further, the control means 6 reproduces the data stored in the first storage means 1 by the data reproduction means 4 and reproduces the additional information stored in the third storage medium 3 by the additional information reproduction means 5. Interlock (synchronize).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of storing data in a predetermined form in a storage medium, a reproducing apparatus therefor, an information management apparatus using the same, and a method of using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years,
The CD (Compact Disc) has many advantages over other storage media such as a wide dynamic range, a large SN ratio, a large amount of data can be stored, and good portability. It is widely adopted as a recording medium for recording data (audio data) information. Currently, most of music software is a music CD (C
D-DA) is recorded and sold.

On the other hand, the CD is used as a read-only memory (CD-ROM). This CD-R
Since the OM also has the above-mentioned advantages, it is widely adopted as a storage medium for storing programs and data. For this reason, CD-ROM drives (CD
The playback device) is normally installed in a disc top type personal computer. Also, due to the tendency toward multimedia, many computers equipped with a sound source in advance are also on sale.

A computer equipped with a sound source and a CD reproducing device can usually reproduce a music CD. The music CD is a very popular music medium, and the age of users is wide. Also, the genres of songs and the types of songs for each genre are diverse. For this reason, it is considered that adding a multimedia function to a music CD with a large user population to further enhance the entertainment property will further increase the willingness to purchase the music CD. From this, it is considered that it will also contribute to the expansion of the music market, and it has been desired to add the function easily.

The CD has been mainly described above because the CD is a very popular storage medium at present. If a storage medium other than a CD, such as an MD (mini disk), becomes widespread, the above-mentioned demands will arise in this MD as well.

According to the present invention, additional information of data stored in a data storage medium such as a music CD, and reproduction of data from the data storage medium and reproduction of the additional information are performed in conjunction with each other. Provides a method for storing data in a storage medium for additional information in which necessary information is allocated to
An object of the present invention is to extend the usage pattern of the data storage medium by synchronizing the additional information stored in the additional information storage medium with the reproduction of data.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a first storage area in which additional information related to the contents of another storage medium in which specific data is stored is stored and the above-mentioned other storage medium are identified. A second storage area storing means for reproducing the additional information in synchronization with the data of the other storage medium by detecting the reproduction position of the other storage medium,
A method of storing data in a storage medium provided is provided.

Further, a reproducing apparatus for the storage medium obtained by the above method is constructed. Each means constituting the reproducing apparatus of the storage medium of the present invention will be described with reference to its principle diagram shown in FIG.

First, in the present invention, it is assumed that three types of storage media, that is, the first storage medium 1, the second storage medium 2, and the third storage medium 3 are used. Here, in order to simplify the following description, it is assumed that the first storage medium 1 stores acoustic data and the second storage medium stores additional information of the acoustic data.

The data reproducing means 4 reproduces the data read from the first storage medium 1, and the additional information reproducing means 5
Reproduces the additional information stored in the third storage medium 3. The control means 6 writes the additional information stored in the second storage medium 2 into the third storage medium 3. Further, the reproduction of the data stored in the first storage medium 1 by the data reproducing means 4 and the reproduction of the additional information stored in the third storage medium 3 by the additional information reproducing means 5 are synchronized. , The data reproducing means 4 and the additional information reproducing means 5 are controlled.

In the above structure, the storage medium used as the first to third storage mediums 1 to 3 is, for example, C
There are D-ROMs, MDs, magnetic disks, and magneto-optical disks. Further, it is desirable that the second storage medium 2 stores various data in a database as additional information so as to meet various needs of the user. Also,
For a system equipped with all the hardware necessary to implement the present invention, a program for executing the control of the control means 6 is provided together with the above-mentioned additional information so that it can be easily implemented. It is desirable to store in.

[0012]

The reproducing apparatus (reproducing method) for the storage medium of the present invention is
After the additional information of the first storage medium 1 stored in the second storage medium 2 is stored in the third storage medium 3, reproduction of the data stored in the first storage medium 1 and The additional information stored in the storage medium 3 is reproduced.

A CD-ROM is widely used as a storage medium because it has the advantage of being able to store a large amount of data. On the other hand, as a medium for storing acoustic data (music software), a CD is currently most widely adopted. Normally, there is only one CD player in one system. However, by storing the additional information stored in the CD-ROM in another storage medium, it is possible to simultaneously reproduce the acoustic data and the additional information even in such a system. As a result, the range of ways to enjoy using the first storage medium 1 that stores acoustic data is widened, and it is possible to provide the user with more comfortable entertainment. At this time, when the additional information is made into a database and stored in the second storage medium, it becomes easier to meet various requests from the user.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the overall system configuration of the present invention and the flow of its operation.

As an example of the system of the present invention, a music CD 10 in which acoustic information (audio data) is recorded.
1 and additional information corresponding to the data of the music CD 101, and the CD-R in which the viewer software is recorded.
The OM 102 and additional data and viewer software from the CD-ROM 102 are added to the CD data file 104.
It also comprises an auxiliary storage device 105 stored in the viewer software 103, and a personal computer having a memory (main storage device etc.) 106 for copying a part of the additional information and the viewer software 103 from the auxiliary storage device 105.

The additional information of the music CD 101 has the advantage that a large amount of data can be recorded, and therefore the CD-ROM 102
Supplied by In addition, C in which the above-mentioned additional information is stored
The operation of the D-ROM 102 will be described in detail later,
Viewer software 103 which is application software for displaying additional information of the music CD 101 in synchronization with the reproduction of the music CD 101.
However, it is stored in a storage area different from the above-mentioned additional information. The CD-ROM 102 also stores an installation program for installing the viewer software 103 in another storage area. In this way, the files (data and program) relating to the reproduction of the music CD 101 are packed and the CD-ROM 10
Supplied by 2.

The sound reproduction / display system according to this embodiment is realized by the viewer software 103 and various hardware. That is, in this embodiment, the viewer software 103 recorded in the CD-ROM 102 is built in the hard disk device 105 which is an auxiliary storage device together with the CD data file 104 in which the additional information of the music CD 101 is stored by the installation program. Uploaded to the hard disk 105 (see FIG. 4). The viewer software 103 thus uploaded controls the reproduction of the music CD 101 and the reproduction of the data of the CD data file 104. That is, in a system equipped with only one CD player, a music CD 101 and a CD-ROM 10
It is possible to process both data stored in 2 simultaneously. Also, as described above, this CD-RO
Files related to the reproduction of the music CD 101 are packed in the M102. Therefore, the user having the necessary hardware can easily realize the sound reproduction / display system by purchasing the CD-ROM 102.

The CD data file 104 is MD
If the CD data file 104 is stored in a storage medium such as a (mini disk) different from the CD, it is not necessary to upload the CD data file 104. Further, the viewer software 103 may be provided not only by the CD-ROM 102 but also by other storage medium such as a floppy disk to the user. In addition, the auxiliary storage device 10
The personal computer 202 may be sold in a state in which the viewer software 103 is stored (pre-installed) in advance in FIG.

When the viewer software 103 stored in the auxiliary storage device 105 is started, the music CD 10 is started.
The TOC data in the lead-in area 1 is read and loaded in the main storage device 106. And this TOC
The information obtained from the data is stored in the CD data file 104
By comparing with the music CD identification data stored in, the music CD 101 identifies what kind of music is recorded in the music CD. In addition, reproduction of the identified music CD 101 and this music CD 1
The data corresponding to 01 is retrieved from the CD data file 104, and the retrieved contents of the CD data file 104 are copied onto the main storage device 106. After that, the CD
Processing such as displaying the contents of the data file 104 in synchronization with the reproduction of the music CD 101 is executed. As described above, when the music CD 101 is loaded into the CD playback device 201, copying the contents of the CD data file 104 onto the main storage device 106 immediately means that the CD data from the main storage device 106 having a high access speed is copied. This is because by reading the contents of the file 104, the additional information related to the reproduced audio data is displayed on the CRT 203 in real time in synchronization with the reproduction of the audio data of the music CD.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sound reproduction / display system according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, this sound reproduction / display system is roughly classified into a CD reproduction device 201 in which the above-mentioned music CD 101 and CD-ROM 102 are mounted in its holder, and a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer). 202, a CRT 203 driven by the personal computer 202 to display an image on its display screen, an input device 204 provided with a pointing device (for example, a mouse) and the like, and used for various inputs, and the CD data file described above. The storage unit 104 includes an auxiliary storage device 105 in which 104 is stored.

The CD reproducing device 201 is a CD 10 for music.
1. A reading head 205 for reading the recorded data from the CD-ROM 102 and a controller 206 for driving the reading head 205 in accordance with an instruction control signal from the personal computer 202.

An outline of the control operation executed by the viewer software 103 in the above configuration will be described. When the viewer software 103 is activated by a CPU (not shown) inside the personal computer 202, the viewer software 103 controls the controller 206 of the CD reproducing device 201 via the OS 207 and the driver software 208 to read the reading head 205.
The music CD 101 loaded in the CD playback device 201
The TOC data in the lead-in area is read. This TOC data is sent to the personal computer 202 via the controller 206.

The viewer software 103 on the personal computer 202 includes the driver software 208 and the OS 207.
This TOC data is received via the and stored in the main storage device 106. Then, information for identifying the music CD is extracted from the TOC data. After that, the contents of the CD data file 104 in the auxiliary storage device 105 are read out via the OS 207 and the driver software 209 to search for data that matches the identification information of the music CD 101. If matching data is found by this search, the music CD 101 is identified based on the CD type corresponding to the data. Upon completion of this identification, the viewer software 103 stores the additional information corresponding to the identified music CD 101 in the auxiliary storage device 10.
5 is read from the CD data file 104 and stored in the main storage device 106. In addition, the main storage device 10
A part of the additional information stored on the CRT 6 is displayed on the screen of the CRT 203.

The viewer software 103 outputs the playback command of the identified music CD 101 input from the input device 204 to the driver software 210 and the OS 207.
When the CD 101 for music is received via the driver software 208, the CD reproduction device 201 is controlled to reproduce the identified music CD 101. That is, the viewer software 103, via the driver software 208,
By controlling the controller 206 of the CD player 201,
The reading head 205 is made to read the interleaved and recorded digital audio data read from the music CD 101.

The digital audio data read by the read head 205 is restored by the restoration circuit 21.
1, and the restored digital audio data is converted into an analog audio signal by the DAC 212. This audio signal is sent to the amplifier 21
After being amplified by 3, it is input to the audio output device 214. The audio output device 214 is, for example, a speaker or headphones, and outputs the analog audio signal as audio to the outside.

The details of the additional information will be described later, but album information and artist information of the music CD 101, information of each song recorded on the music CD (for example, song introduction information and phrases). The lyrics, translations, and lyrics synchronization information including reading (pronunciation) of the lyrics) are included. In the CD data file 104, reproduction position information (for example, phrase start time and phrase end time) is prepared so that the reproduction position can be easily specified for each phrase.

The reproduction position information is linked to the lyrics of the original language of the corresponding phrase, the translated words, the reading (pronunciation) of the lyrics, and the like. Based on such reproduction position information, the viewer software 103 controls the CD reproduction device 201 and the CRT 203 so that, for example, reproduction of the music CD 101 and display of information corresponding thereto are synchronized in phrase units.

The above is the outline of the control operation of the viewer software 103. Next, a file uploaded from the CD-ROM 102 to the auxiliary storage device 105 by the installation program will be described.

A CD-ROM 102 is installed in the CD reproducing device 201.
From the CD-ROM 102 to the personal computer 20 with the
2 When the installation program written in the memory (main storage device) 106 in the main body is started, the installation program causes the various files stored in the CD-ROM 102 to be stored in the hard disk 105a built in the auxiliary storage device 105. (See FIG. 4). FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a management configuration of various files stored in the auxiliary storage device 105.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the auxiliary storage device 105, a system management file 301, a text file 302, and an image file 303 are loaded from the CD-ROM 102 in addition to the viewer software 103 and the CD data file 104. . Although not shown in particular, in addition to these files, an uninstall program is stored in the auxiliary storage device 105 by the install program. In this way, the CD-ROM 102
Stores various files as one database.

The system management file 301 is stored in a specific area in the auxiliary storage device 105 by the installation program. This system management file 30
Reference numeral 1 corresponds to a root directory of various files loaded from the CD-ROM 102 onto the auxiliary storage device 105, and has management information of various files such as a file in which the viewer software 103 is stored and a CD data file 104. ing.

FIG. 6 shows the system management file 301.
It is a figure explaining the data structure of. The identifier 311 indicates that the viewer software 103 has a system management file 30.
Used to identify 1. The auxiliary storage device name 312 of the installation destination is the viewer software 10
3 and the CD data file 104 is the name of the auxiliary storage device 105 installed. The file storage position information 313 in the auxiliary storage device is, for example, the directory name to which the viewer software 103 and the CD data file 104 belong, and is necessary to obtain the storage positions of these files in the auxiliary storage device 105. Information.

Viewer software version information 3
14 is the version number of the viewer software 103. The viewer software file name 315 is information indicating the file name in which the viewer software 103 is stored, that is, the storage location. Since the viewer software 103 may be updated, the version information of the viewer software 103 is used to manage the version of the viewer software 103.

Further, in this embodiment, a plurality of CD data files 104 can be registered in the auxiliary storage device 105. The CD data number information 316 is the CD data file 104 registered in the auxiliary storage device 105.
Is information indicating the total number of

Following the CD data number information 316, the CD data name 317, its version number 318, and its file name 319 are stored for all the CD data files 104 registered in the auxiliary storage device 105. The CD data name 317 is a name assigned to each individual CD data file 104. Further, the version number 318 is the version number attached to the CD data file 104 because the CD data file 104 may be updated. The file name 319 is the storage location of the CD data file 104 having the above CD data name.

The viewer software 103 uses the auxiliary storage device name 312 of the installation destination, the storage location information 313 of the file in the auxiliary storage device, and the file name 319 of the CD data file 104, based on the auxiliary storage device 105. The target CD data file 104 is read from.

The contents of the system management file 301 are rewritten by the installation program in the CD-ROM 102 when the CD-ROM 102 in which the new version of the viewer software 103 is stored is installed in the CD reproducing device 202. That is, the viewer software version information 314, the viewer software file name 315, and the CD data number information 316.
Etc., and the CD data name 317 regarding the new CD data file 104, its version number 318, and its file name 319 are added.

In this manner, every time the CD-ROM 102 in which the new version of the viewer software 103 is stored is mounted on the CD player 202, the viewer software 103 is updated and a new CD data file 1 is added.
04 is added.

FIG. 6 shows a state in which the installation program recorded on the three types of CD-ROMs 102 has been installed three times. The three CD data files 104a to 104c shown in the figure are files with different CD data names. The viewer software 103 can use an older version of the CD data file 104 than itself. These three CD data files 104a to 104c are integrated and managed as one database using the system management file 301. This installation program uses the CD data name 31 in the system management file 301.
7. By referring to the version number 318 of the CD data file, only the CD data file 104 having the latest version number and a different CD data name is loaded into the auxiliary storage device 105, and this is added to the database. C
When the D data file 104 is added, the CD data number 316 is also updated at the same time.

Further, the installation program updates the viewer software 103 by referring to the viewer software version information 314 and the viewer software file name 315 in the system management file 301. That is, the viewer software 103 in the CD-ROM 102 in which the installation program is recorded
When the viewer software 103 with a number older than the version number attached to the CD is already present in the auxiliary storage device 105, the C loaded in the CD playback device 202 is displayed.
A newer version of the viewer software 103 stored in the D-ROM 102 is stored in the auxiliary storage device 105.
And the version number 314 of the viewer software in the system management file 301 is updated to this new version number. If the file name (storage location) of the newly loaded viewer software 103 also differs from that of the old version, the file name information 3
15 is also updated to a new file name.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the CD data file 104. CD data file 104
Is CD information 330 shown in FIG. 9A, artist information 340 shown in FIG. 7B, and song information 3 shown in FIG.
Stores 50. Each of these pieces of information 330 to 350
Consists of data of multiple items, and is a text file 302 or an image file 303 depending on the type of information.
The storage location information of is stored by file name.

The CD information 330 stores the file names of the jacket photo file of the music CD 101, which is the image file 303, and the album information file, which is the text file 302, as CD photo information 335 and CD album information 336, respectively. .

As the artist information 340, the file names of the artist information file that is the text file 302 and the artist photo file that is the image file 303 are stored as artist information 343 and photo information 344, respectively.

Further, the song information 350 stores the lyrics file which is the text file 302 as the lyrics information 358. Also, the CD information 330 is the music CD 1
The total playing time of 01 and the total number of songs are stored as CD total playing time information 337 and CD song number information 338, respectively. The song information 350 is provided for each song recorded on the music CD 101, and the playing time of each song is stored as the in-tune playing time 357.

As described above, the auxiliary storage device 10
5, the viewer software 103 and the CD data file 104 are managed by the system management file 301, and the text file 302 and the image file 303 are further managed by the CD data file 104.
A hierarchical database that manages is constructed. The CD data file 104 includes a plurality of text files 302 and image files 303.

The viewer software 103 refers to the system management file 301 and refers to the CD data file 10
4 is read out, and then the text file 302 or the image file 302 is read out by referring to the CD data file 104.

The contents of the CD data file 104, the text file 302, and the image file 303 are selected and displayed according to the mode. In this embodiment, an artist information display mode, a lyrics display mode, a song information display mode, and a discography mode are provided as modes for designating display contents.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the transition between these modes and the state of the display screen in each mode. In FIG. 8, the display screen 401 corresponds to the artist information display mode and the song information display mode, the display screen 402 corresponds to the lyrics display mode, and the display screen 403 corresponds to the discography mode.

Each of the display screens 401 to 403 has three screens.
It consists of two areas. That is, the command area 404 located above, the select list area 405 located on the left side, and information outside these areas.
Area 406.

The command area 404 is a music CD 1
01 title, a title display box 404a in which the title of the song being played, and the like are displayed, a CD operation box 404b in which buttons related to operations of the music CD 101 such as play, stop, fast forward, and rewind are displayed, and various modes. Mode setting box 4 displaying buttons for settings
04c (both are not shown). In this embodiment, by clicking the setting button for each mode in the mode setting box 404c, the mode is switched to the mode assigned to the clicked button.

The select list area 405 is a select list box in which a list of songs on the music CD 101 is displayed. The user can specify the reproduction of the song by moving the mouse cursor to the displayed song list and clicking the mouse. In the select list area 405, the music CD 101
In addition to the list of songs, it is possible to display only the songs of that artist for each specified artist.

Last Information Area 406
For example, when the lyrics display mode is set, lyrics, translations,
This is a general-purpose information display area in which information about reading of the translated words (hereinafter, collectively referred to as lyrics information (data)) is displayed. In this lyrics display mode, the information area 406 is divided into a plurality of lyrics areas (8 in FIG. 8).
The lyrics information is displayed in each lyrics area.

FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a display form of data displayed in the artist information display mode and the song information display mode. The following data is displayed in the information area 406 when these modes are set.

Artist information / Song information mode ○ Artist information ● Artist name ● Affiliation office ● Artist photo ● Gender ● Artist's comment ● Date of birth / blood type ○ Song information ● Song name ● Copyright ● Original publisher ● Sub-publisher ● Cover photo ● Explanation of the song ● Composer name ● Lyricist name ● Arranger name ● Record company name ● Record (CD) model number ● Record company number ● Label ● Release date ● Price ● Not in or out of print In the case of an artist, the artist name, the song name, the album name, and the list of songs in the album are described by switching between the original language and Japanese, or either one of them.

FIG. 10 is a view for explaining the display form of the lyrics information displayed in the lyrics area in the lyrics display mode. When the number of displayed characters is small, the lyrics information displayed in the lyrics area is centered and displayed in the lyrics area as shown in FIG. As shown in b), the characters are displayed left-justified to reduce the number of characters that are not displayed at all. As the lyrics information, as described above, lyrics, translations,
Although there is a reading, by clicking a predetermined button (not shown) in the command area 404, the content to be displayed can be selected from among these. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example of one lyrics area, and FIG. 12 is a diagram showing another display form in this lyrics display mode. The data displayed in the lyrics display mode are as follows.

Lyrics / translation / reading display mode ○ Artist information ● Artist name ○ Song information ● Song name ● Copyright ● Original publisher ● Sub-publisher ● Composer name ● Lyricist name ● Arranger name ● Lyrics ● Pronunciation ● Translation In the case of an overseas artist, the artist name, song name, album name, and list of songs in the album are described in both the original language and Japanese, or by switching either one of them.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a display form of data displayed in the discography mode.
In the form shown in FIG. 13, in addition to the information area 406, the select list area 405 is also used as an area for displaying data. The data displayed in this mode are as follows.
Shows an example displayed in the select list area 405 and the information area 406.

Discography mode ○ Artist information ● Artist name ○ Album information ● Album name ● List of song names in album ● Jacket photo ● Copyright ● Original publisher ● Sub-publisher ● Record company name ● Record (CD) model number ● Record company number ● Label ● Release date ● Price ● Out of print / Not out of print However, for overseas artists, the artist name, song name, album name, and list of songs in the album can be switched in both the original language and Japanese, or one of them. write.

As described above, by storing the data corresponding to the music CD 101 in the CD-ROM 201, the user can easily obtain various information regarding the music CD 101 from the screen of the CRT 203. Next, the processing operation of the viewer software 103 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the start (entire) process according to this embodiment. The overall operation of the viewer software 103 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The viewer software 103 stored in the auxiliary storage device 105 is, for example, input of a predetermined command from the input device 204 or the CRT 20.
After a predetermined icon displayed on the screen of No. 3 is loaded by the OS 207 from the auxiliary storage device 105 to a specific area on the main storage device 106 (not shown),
It is activated (S101). The started viewer software 103 is loaded into the CD playback device 201 as the music CD 101.
Whether or not is attached is determined through the driver software 208 (S102). The viewer software 103 repeats the above determination until the music CD 101 is mounted on the CD playback device 201, and while repeating this, displays a message prompting the mounting of the music CD 101 on the CRT 203.

When the music CD 101 is loaded into the CD reproducing device 201, the viewer software 103 detects this via the driver software 208. Then, the process proceeds to step 103.

In step S 103, the viewer software 103, via the driver software 208, the music CD 101 loaded in the CD playback device 201.
The TOC data is read and stored in the main storage device 106. Then, the T stored in the main memory 106 is stored.
From the OC data, the total playing time of the music CD 101,
Each data of the total number of songs and the playing time of each song is extracted. Thereafter, this data is compared with the identification information for identifying each individual music CD sequentially read from the CD data file 104 via the driver software 208, and C
The type of the music CD 101 set in the D playback device 201 is recognized (S103).

Here, the identification processing of the music CD 101 in step 103 described above will be described in more detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In this identification process, first, the total playing time of the music CD 101, the total number of songs, and the playing time of each song are extracted from the TOC data stored in the main storage device 106. Then, these pieces of information are used as key data (S201).

Next, all the CD data files 104 constructed as a database are searched for one in which the total playing time of the mounted music CD 101 is within the allowable error range (S202). This search is shown in Figure 6.
As shown in FIG. 7, for the CD data files having all the CD data names registered in the system management file 301, the total CD playing time classified into the CD information for each CD data file (see FIG. 7A). This is performed by reading (see) and comparing with the total performance time of the music CD 101. After the end of this search, it is determined whether or not there is a CD data file (CD data name) having the same total playing time within the allowable error range (S203). The allowable error range is ± 1 second, for example.

In step S203, the determination is N.
O, that is, when it is determined that there is no CD data file (CD data name) having the same total playing time within the allowable error range, that fact is displayed on the screen of the CRT 203, and immediately,
The process ends. In this case, for example, a message prompting the user to attach another music CD is displayed on the screen of the CRT 203, and the CD playback device 201 waits for another music CD to be attached (abnormal end).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S203 that there is a CD data file (CD data name) in which the total playing time matches within the allowable error range, it is determined that the CD data file next matches. CD data file (CD data name) whose total number of songs matches the total number of songs of the mounted music CD 101
Is searched (S204), and it is determined whether or not there is a CD data file (CD data name) having the same total number of songs (S).
205). In the search in step S204, the number of CD songs classified in the CD information (see FIG. 7A) for each CD data file is read, and the music CD 10 is read.
It is performed by comparing with the total number of songs of 1.

In step S205, the determination is N.
If it is determined that O, that is, the CD data file (CD data name) having the same total number of songs does not exist, the fact is displayed on the screen of the CRT 203, and the process is immediately terminated. Also in this case, for example, another music CD is displayed on the screen of the CRT 203.
A message prompting the user to attach the CD is displayed, and the CD player 201 waits for another music CD to be attached (abnormal end).

On the other hand, in step S205, if the determination is YES, that is, if it is determined that there is a CD data file (CD data name) in which the total number of songs matches, then from the CD data file determined to match the total number of songs next , Part 1
For each song, a CD data file (CD data name) whose playing time matches within an allowable error range (for example, ± 1 second) is searched (S206), and a CD data file whose playing time matches within the allowable error range ( It is determined whether or not the CD data name) exists (S207). The music information of the CD data file is information for each music, and the performance time of the music is stored as one of the performance times within the music. Step S20
The search of No. 6 is performed by comparing the playing time of the song having the same song number for each CD data file with the playing time of the song having the same song number on the music CD 101.

In step S207, the determination is N.
O, that is, the matching CD data file (CD data name)
When it is determined that the CRT 203 does not exist, the fact is displayed on the screen of the CRT 203, and the processing is immediately terminated. Also in this case,
For example, a message prompting the user to mount another music CD is displayed on the screen of the CRT 203, and the CD reproducing device 201
Wait for another music CD to be installed in (abnormal termination).

On the other hand, if the determination is YES in step S207, that is, if there is matching CD data, it is determined whether or not the currently searched song of the playing time is the last song of the music CD 101 to be identified. That is, it is determined whether or not the comparison of the playing times of all the songs of the music CD 101 is completed (S208). If the song of the searched playing time is not the last song (S208, NO), the process returns to step S206, and the next song is played in the above step S
The processing from 206 to S207 is performed.

In this way, the CD data files (CD data names) in which the playing times of all the songs match within the allowable error range are searched. That is, steps S206 to S208
By repeating the above process, all the CD data files (CD data names) in which the playing times of all the songs all match within the permissible error range are detected.

In step S208, all CDs
When it is judged whether the playing times of all the songs match within the allowable error range for the data file (CD data name), the CD data file (CD Determine whether there is only one data name). At this time, if there are two or more CD data files (CD data names) (S209, NO),
The CRT 203 is used to notify the user of that fact, and a series of processing is terminated. In this case, for example, a message prompting the user to mount another music CD is displayed on the screen of the CRT 203, and the CD playback device 201 waits for another music CD 101 to be mounted (abnormal termination).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S209 that there is only one CD data file (CD data name) in which the playing time of each song is all within the allowable error range (S209, YES), the CD data file is determined. The CD data name is stored in the main storage device 106 as an identifier for accessing the CD data file corresponding to the identified music CD 101, and the series of processes is completed (normal end). In this case, subsequently, step S10 of FIG.
The process of 4 is performed.

In each individual music CD, the total number of songs is the same, and it is extremely rare that the total playing time and the total playing time of each song all match within the permissible error range. Very small. Therefore, by the process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 16, the music CD 101 loaded in the CD reproducing device 201 can be accurately identified.

By the way, due to the manufacturing management and technical reasons, there is some variation in the recording state of the music stored in the music CD, that is, the acoustic data. The range of this variation also differs depending on, for example, the manufacturer (factory etc.). Due to the existence of this variation, the music CD 1 is determined by whether or not the above-mentioned total playing time and the playing time of each song are exactly the same.
It is not practical to identify 01, and it is music CD101
May not be identified. However, in the present embodiment, when searching a CD data file (CD data name) in which the total playing time and the total playing time of each song match, it is determined that they match within a certain allowable error range. . Therefore, the above-mentioned inconvenience can be avoided, and the music CD 101 corresponding to the CD data file 104 can be reliably identified.

Returning to FIG. 15, the processing after step 104 will be described. As described above, step S103
When the music CD 101 loaded in the CD playback device 201 is identified by performing the processing of step (C), the identification result (C
D data name: see FIG. 6), and additional information (data) corresponding to the music CD 101 is added to the CD data file 10
4 is read out and loaded into the main storage device 106 (S104).

As described above, since the music CD 101 loaded in the CD reproducing device 201 can be identified, the additional information corresponding thereto can be prepared in the main storage device 106 in advance. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the user from having to select additional information according to the music CD. This can reduce the burden on the user's operation and improve the operability.

Further, in this embodiment, in order to further reduce the burden on the user for the operation, after writing the data in the main storage device 106, the respective processes are executed in the order designated by default. (However, when the user does not operate a specific mode setting button or various operation buttons for CD).

Then, a list of the songs recorded on the music CD 101 is displayed on the screen of the CRT 203 from the song information of each song loaded on the main storage device 106 (S10).
5) After that, the reproduction of the music CD 105 is started (S106).

At this time, the song to be played can be designated by, for example, the user designating a desired song from the song names displayed on the screen of the CRT 203 through the input device 204. Viewer software 1
03 is a music C mounted on the CD player 201
When D101 is identified, the above-mentioned CD information is displayed in the information area 406 for a predetermined period, and when the music to be reproduced is decided, including the case of reproducing from the first music, until the reproduction of the music starts. , Information Area 4 for information about the next song to play
It is displayed on 06.

To reproduce the music CD 101, the viewer software 103 uses the OS 207 and the driver software 2
It is started by sending a control command to the CD reproducing device 201 via 08. The viewer software 103 is
After sending this control command (seek command), the OS2
07, by inquiring through the driver software 208 to the controller 206 of the CD reproducing apparatus 201 as to whether or not the reproduction of the music CD 101 has started, the music CD
The playback start of 101 is monitored.

In the actual processing, the viewer software 1
03 inquires the reproduction position information (minute, second, frame number) of the music CD 102 to the CD reproduction device 201 for each specific process (time), and the performance time of the music CD 101 sent from the controller 206. (CD1 for music
It is the reproduction position information indicating which part of 01 is being reproduced)
By receiving the information, as a part of the additional information, for example, the performance position of the music CD 101 and the lyrics phrase are made to correspond to each other by comparing the time information (minutes, seconds, frame numbers) in the unit of one phrase of lyrics. Thus, the display of the additional information and the reproduction of the music CD are synchronized (synchronized).

When the music is designated, the mode currently set is determined in step S107. In the present embodiment, as described above, the content displayed on the CRT 203 is roughly classified into a lyrics display mode, an artist display / song information display mode, and a discography mode. In the mode determination in step S107, the currently set mode is determined from the lyrics display mode, the artist information / song information display mode, and the discography mode.

If it is determined in step S107 that the lyrics display mode is set, then lyrics display processing is executed (S108). FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the lyrics display processing, and the lyrics display processing will be described with reference to FIG.

In this lyrics display process, first, the song number of the song currently being reproduced, which is set in the overall process of FIG. 15, is acquired (S301). Next, the C corresponding to the music CD 101 being currently played, which is loaded in the main storage device 106.
From the additional information read from the D data file 104, the lyrics data (lyric, translation, pronunciation (reading)) of the song information corresponding to the obtained song number is obtained (S30).
2). This lyrics data is stored in the file of the lyrics file name which is one of the items of the song information in the CD data file 104 (see FIG. 7 (c)).
The lyrics data stored in the lyrics file (text file) includes lyrics, translations, and pronunciations in the case of songs sung in a foreign language, and in the case of songs sung in Japanese,
The lyrics and reading.

When the above-mentioned lyrics data are acquired, next, these data are displayed for one screen in accordance with the portion of the music being reproduced (S303). Next, music CD 10
The current reproduction position of 1, that is, the time elapsed since the reproduction of the music having the music number is started (performance time) is acquired as time information (S304). As described above, the acquisition of the time information is performed by inquiring the controller 206 via the OS 207 and the driver software 208 about the playing time of the music CD 101. Controller 206
Is the playback position of the song being played back, that is, the playing position. The performance position is data indicating the number of minutes, seconds, and frames in the music currently being reproduced. This music CD
The playing position of 101 has been conventionally obtained from the controller and displayed on the display device, for example.

When the time information (reproduction place) is acquired in this way, in the state where the lyrics data is displayed in each lyrics area 4061 as in the display screen 402 of FIG. 8,
The time information (the amount indicating the reproduction position of the music CD 101,
Second, frame number), phrase start time (minutes, seconds, frame number) and phrase end time (minutes) that are held (and therefore displayed) as additional information corresponding to the part (phrase) of the currently playing song. , Second, frame number) to synchronize with each other to highlight the lyrics area 4061 corresponding to the phrase (S305).

When lyrics information is displayed for each phrase in each lyrics area 4061, as described above, the lyrics information is divided for each phrase and linked with the time information when each phrase is played. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of data corresponding to one phrase. The reproduction position information of one phrase consists of its start time and end time.
These times are relative times that have elapsed from the start of reproduction of the music, and are represented by three data of minutes, seconds, and frame numbers, which are separated by ":" from the left. Therefore, the performance time of the phrase shown in FIG. 18 is 5 (= 25-20) seconds 26 (= 70-4).
4) It is a frame.

Note that the data example corresponding to one phrase shown in FIG. 18 is only an example, and other expression methods may be used. For example, lyrics, translations, lyrics, and time may be managed as separate fields, and corresponding data may be read from each field by specifying the fifth line of the lyrics, for example.

Such reproduction position information is used as the in-music performance time of the music information shown in FIG.
It is stored in 04. Therefore, by acquiring the playing time of the music CD 101 from the controller 206, the lyrics information of the phrase of the song currently being played can be notified to the user by highlighting it in synchronization with the progress of the song. .

In this manner, after changing the highlighted display location of the lyrics area 4061 while synchronizing with the reproduction of the music in real time, one line, that is, one lyrics area 40 is displayed next.
It is determined whether the reproduction of 61 has been completed (S306). This determination is made by, for example, the CD phrase end time and step S3.
This is performed by comparing the reproduction elapsed time acquired in 04 with the reproduction elapsed time. If it is determined in step S306 that the performance of one line (one phrase) has not ended (S30
6, NO), and returns to the process of step S304 described above.
On the contrary, when it is determined that the performance of one line (one phrase) is completed (S306, YES), the process proceeds to step S307.

In step S307, it is determined whether or not one piece of music has been played. This determination is made by, for example, the playing time of the music obtained from the TOC data and the above-mentioned step S304.
This is done by comparing with the time information (playback location) obtained in.

If it is determined in step S307 that the performance of the song has ended (S307, YES), the process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the reproduction of the song has not been completed (S307, NO), the process proceeds to step S308.

In step S308, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to redisplay the screen (information area 406). In the present embodiment, after the reproduction of all the phrases displayed on one screen (information area 406) is completed, the one screen (information area 40) is reproduced.
6) All the minutes are displayed. Therefore, the information on the display screen 402 shown in FIG.
In the area 406, the necessity of screen re-display is determined depending on whether or not the reproduction of the lyrics information (phrase) portion displayed in the lyrics area 4061 shown in the lower right frame is completed. This determination is made by, for example, C of the phrase.
This is performed by comparing the D phrase end time with the reproduction elapsed time obtained in step S304.

The display of the lyrics information is not switched by the screen as described above, but the lyrics information (phrase) part where the performance is finished is always displayed in the information area 4.
You may make it by the scroll display which erase | eliminates from 06. In addition to these methods, since there are various modes for displaying information, several display modes may be prepared so that the user can freely select from among them.

If it is determined in step S308 that the screen (information area 406) needs to be redisplayed (YES in S308), the process returns to step S303. As a result, new lyrics information is displayed on the screen (information area 406) corresponding to the portion of the song currently being reproduced. On the other hand, if it is determined that the screen (information area 406) need not be redisplayed (S308, NO), the process returns to step S304.

As described above, the lyrics information can be displayed on the screen of the CRT 203 in synchronization with the reproduction of each song on the music CD 101. Therefore, while listening to the karaoke song of the music CD 101 being played, the CRT 2
You can karaoke the song by looking at the screen of 03.

In the lyrics display mode, if the lyrics are in a foreign language, the translated words and pronunciations can be displayed. Therefore, when the user selects the lyrics display mode, the user can practice pronunciation of a foreign language while watching the display screen 402 in the lyrics display mode.

Returning to the explanation of FIG. Step S described above
When the lyrics display process of 108 is completed, the music CD 1
It is determined whether or not the reproduction of 01 has been completed for all songs (S11).
1). If all songs have not been played (S111, N
O), and the process returns to step S107. On the other hand, when the reproduction of all the songs is completed (S111, YES), step S1
Return to the processing of 05.

If it is determined in step S107 that the artist information / song information display mode is set, then artist information / song information display processing is executed (S109).

FIG. 19 is a flow chart for explaining the details of the artist information / song information display processing. Here, the details of the artist information / song information display processing will be described with reference to this flowchart.

In the artist information / song information display processing,
First, the song number of the song being played, which is set in the overall control, is acquired (S401) Next, the CD data file corresponding to the currently playing music CD 101 loaded in the main storage device 106 is acquired. 1
From the additional information read from 04, using the acquired song number as key data, information regarding the currently playing song and information regarding the artist of that song are obtained,
These pieces of information are displayed in the information area 406 (see FIG. 9) (S402).

Then, the reproduction location of the music currently being reproduced on the music CD 101 is acquired (S403). Next, it is determined whether or not the reproduction of the music is completed (S404). Whether or not the reproduction of the music has ended is determined by, for example, comparing the time information obtained in step S403 with the performance time of the music obtained from the TOC data. When the reproduction of the song ends (S40
(4, YES), and the process ends. On the other hand, if the reproduction of the song is not completed (S404, NO), step S403.
Return to processing.

When the artist information / song information mode is set, the user can enjoy the music being reproduced while viewing the artist information and the music information by repeating the processing of steps S403 to S404. As described above, the song information displayed at this time is the song name, description of the song, photograph of the cover of the single music CD on which the song is recorded, copyright, etc., and the artist information is the name of the artist, Photos and profiles (sex, blood type, date of birth, etc.).

When the above-mentioned artist information / song information display processing, that is, the processing of step S109 shown in FIG. 15 is completed, it is next determined whether or not the reproduction of all the music on the music CD 101 is completed (S111). Then, the process shifts to step S105 or step S107 according to the determination result. That is, if the reproduction of all the songs has been completed (S111, YES), the process returns to the step S105. On the other hand, if the reproduction of all the songs has not been completed yet (S111, YES), the process returns to the step S107.

If it is determined in step S107 that the discography mode is set, then discography display processing is executed (S110). This discography display processing is similar to the above-mentioned artist information / song information display processing. For this reason, although not shown in the figure, information about the artist of the song and information about albums sold in the past are displayed in the information area 406 while the song is being reproduced. 14
Is an example of the display.

This discography display process, that is, FIG.
When the process of step S110 shown in 5 is completed, the process proceeds to step S111 described above. This step S
In step 111, the reproduction status of the music CD 101 is determined, and step S105 or step S105 is performed depending on the determination result.
The processing moves to 107.

By repeating the processing of steps S105 to S111, various kinds of information relating to the music currently being reproduced is synchronized (interlocked) with the reproduction of the music according to the set mode.
While being displayed. Although not particularly shown, the mode setting (switching) is performed by the user performing a predetermined operation on the input device 204. This operation is notified to the viewer software 103 by an interrupt via the driver software 210 and the OS 207, for example. And the viewer software 103
The above-described processing is executed by the interrupt processing. Therefore, the user can freely set the mode by clicking a button or the like in the mode setting box 404c. Therefore, the mode can be switched according to the music played from the music CD 101, and the user can view desired information at any time.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the song to be reproduced can be designated by clicking the song name displayed in the select list area 405. In the above process, the music CD 1 loaded in the CD playback device 201
All the song names of 01 are simply displayed in the select list area 405, but since the data such as the names of the artist, composer, and lyricist are stored for each song in the CD data file 104, The title of the song to be displayed in the select list area 405 may be selected by designating the name.

Next, the reproduction position changing process will be described. This reproduction position changing process is performed by the user in the mode setting box 4 when the lyrics display mode is set.
This is a process performed by clicking a predetermined button in 04c. When the lyrics display mode is set, lyrics information is displayed in each lyrics area 4061 in phrase units in the information area 406. In the reproduction position changing process, each lyrics area 4061 is used as a button for designating the reproduction position, and the reproduction position is changed to the CD phrase start time (see FIG. 18) of the lyrics information displayed in the clicked lyrics area 4061. It is a thing.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart thereof, and the details of the processing will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the OS 207 is waited for until the user clicks the mouse, and the click operation is performed.
The display position information of the mouse cursor passed from is acquired (S601). When the display position information is acquired, it is then determined from the display position information whether or not the mouse cursor is positioned within the lyrics area 4061 (S602).

In this embodiment, the information area 406, the display screen, and the select list area 4 are displayed.
The size and shape of 05 can be arbitrarily changed by the user, and the size of the displayed characters can be specified by the user. The viewer software 103 automatically changes the number of rows and columns according to changes in various areas and designation of displayed characters.

The shape (size, shape, etc.) of the lyrics area 4061 changes variously depending on the shape of the display screen and the size of the characters. In FIG. 21, the information area 406 is divided into six lyrics areas 4061, but the lyrics area 4061 is the information area 406.
Are not displayed in all the areas, and other display areas (select list area 405, etc.) may be clicked. In addition, in FIG.
~ Indicates each lyrics area 4061, and also indicates the order in which the lyrics information portion of the lyrics area 4061 is played.

When the music CD 101 is being reproduced when the reproduction position changing process is executed, the lyrics area 4061 in which the lyrics information corresponding to the phrase currently being reproduced is displayed is highlighted. . Step S60
When it is determined that the display position of the mouse cursor M is not within the lyrics area 4061 in S2 (S602, NO), the process returns to the step S601.

If it is determined in step S602 that the display position of the mouse cursor M is within the lyrics area 4061 (S602, YES), then it is determined whether or not the display position is within the lyrics area 4061 being played. Judge (S
603). And the lyrics area 40 whose display position is playing
If it is determined to be within 61 (S603, YES), the process returns to step S601.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S603 that the display position of the mouse cursor M at the time of clicking is not within the lyrics area 4061 of the phrase being played (S60).
3, NO), the lyrics area 4061 corresponding to the phrase currently being played is normally displayed (S604), and subsequently, the lyrics area 4061 designated by the user by the click operation is highlighted (S605).

For example, as shown in FIG. 21A, the phrase whose lyrics information is displayed in the lyrics area 4061 indicated by is currently being reproduced, and at this time, the mouse cursor M indicates the lyrics area indicated by. When the mouse is moved to 4061 and the mouse is clicked, a series of such processes is executed, and the clicked lyrics area 4061 is highlighted as shown in FIG.

When the lyrics area 4061 designated by the user is highlighted, the CD phrase start time corresponding to the lyrics area 4061 is added to the additional information (from the CD data file (database) 104 on the main storage device 106 ( The data is taken out (S606). As shown in FIG. 18, the CD phrase start time is a relative time from the beginning of the song expressed in minutes, seconds, and frame numbers, and is the in-song playing time of the song information shown in FIG. 7C. It is stored in the CD data file 104.

When the CD phrase start time is taken out,
According to this, the reproduction position of the music CD 101 is changed (S607), and a series of processing is ended. CD10 for music
The reproduction position of No. 1 is changed by giving a command to the device driver 208 to change the reproduction position, based on the extracted CD phrase start time.
That is, the device driver 208 follows the instruction
By transmitting a control command to the controller 206 and driving the reading head 205 via the controller 206, the reproduction position of the music CD 101 is changed.

As described above, in this embodiment, since the reproduction position information for each phrase is stored in the CD data file 104, the reproduction position of the music can be changed to any position on a phrase-by-phrase basis. Can repeatedly listen to only the desired part of the song. Further, in this embodiment, the user specifies the desired reproduction position from the displayed lyrics information, so that the operability is good and the user can enjoy music without feeling any burden. In this way, by broadening the range of usage of the music CD 101 and improving its convenience, the music CD 101 can be made a product that is more comfortable and highly entertaining for the user.

In the reproduction position changing process, the lyrics information is displayed in phrase units and the reproduction position is changed by designating a phrase. However, for example, the reproduction elapsed time from the beginning of the song can be specified. The playback position may be changed. Further, for example, numbers may be assigned to the play positions that can be changed in advance, and the play positions may be changed according to the designated numbers. Further, not only within one song, but also for a plurality of songs, an arbitrary reproduction position within each song may be designated.

Further, the discography mode in this embodiment only displays information on various music CDs on the CRT 203, but various effects can be obtained by adding a communication function to the viewer software 103.

First, the CRT 203 has various music CDs.
Since it is possible to display information about
It is possible to purchase a music CD (so-called online shopping) while looking at the information displayed in T203 and pay for it.

Next, by making it possible to receive (download) the additional information of the music CD, it becomes unnecessary to purchase the storage medium storing the additional information in accordance with the purchase of the music CD. You can This makes it possible to flexibly deal with various music CDs. Further, since the additional information may be downloaded to the auxiliary storage device as needed, the auxiliary storage device can be used efficiently.

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As described above, since the additional information of the music CD is stored in the storage medium by the data storage method of the present invention, the user can read the additional information and reproduce it. You can get various information about the CD. Further, by storing the program for reproducing the additional information in one storage medium together with the additional information, the user can obtain the additional information in accordance with the reproduction of the music CD by only purchasing one storage medium.
The convenience can be improved.

Further, according to the method of using the storage medium of the present invention (the reproducing apparatus of the storage medium), for example, when the two storage media have the same type, the data stored in one of the storage media have different types. Since the data is stored in the other storage medium, the data stored in the other storage medium can be reproduced as well as the data stored in the other storage medium.

As a result, it is possible to diversify the usage form of the data stored in the storage medium, and to expand the range of enjoyment for the user. As a result, the storage medium can be provided as something more comfortable and entertaining for the user.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, when an opera, a drama with a story, an environmental music, a storyteller, etc. are provided on a CD, the data and notes of the performers, the script, the scene,
A photograph, an animation, a moving image as a BGV, a script or the like may be provided as additional information on a CD-ROM or the like.

In addition to music CDs, LDs, DVDs,
Additional information can be provided to MOs and the like. In addition, viewer software and / or additional information may be pre-installed on a personal computer, a CD, etc.
-It may be distributed via ROM, personal computer communication, CATV, communication satellite, network or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of a storage medium reproducing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the overall system configuration of the present invention and the flow of processing operations.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a system configuration of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an installation procedure.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing file management according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a system management file according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the contents of a CD data file of this embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating mode transitions in this embodiment and states of display screens in each mode.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display form of artist information / song information.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display form of lyrics information displayed in a lyrics area.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example of a lyrics area.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing another display form in the lyrics display mode.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing display contents and its form in the discography mode.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display example in the discography mode.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a startup (entire) process of this embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a music CD identifying process according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of lyrics display processing according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of data corresponding to one phrase.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of artist information / song information display processing according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of a reproduction position changing process according to this embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a change of a performance part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 1st storage medium 2 2nd storage medium 3 3rd storage medium 4 Data reproduction means 5 Additional information reproduction means 6 Control means 101 Music CD 102 CD-ROM 103 Viewer software 104 CD data file 105 Auxiliary storage device 106 Main memory device 201 CD reproducing device 202 Personal computer 203 CRT 204 Input device 211 Restoring circuit 212 DAC 213 Amplifier 214 Audio output circuit

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Hitoshi Sakazume 1405 Daimaru, Inagi-shi, Tokyo Inside Fujitsu PC Systems Ltd. (72) Inventor Koichi Emori 1797 Imachi, Nagano-shi, Nagano Prefecture

Claims (24)

[Claims] 1. A method of storing data in a storage medium, comprising: providing a storage area in which additional information regarding the contents of another storage medium in which specific data is stored is stored. 2. The method of storing data in a storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the additional information is stored as a database. 3. The storage medium is a CD-ROM,
The method for storing data in a storage medium according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the other storage medium is a music CD. 4. A first storage area in which additional information related to the contents of another storage medium in which specific data is stored and the above-mentioned other storage medium are identified, and the reproduction position of the other storage medium is identified. A second storage area for storing a means for reproducing the additional information in synchronization with the data of the other storage medium by detecting the second information, and a method for storing data in the storage medium. . 5. The data to the storage medium according to claim 4, wherein the reproducing means changes the reproduction position of the other storage medium based on the reproduction of the specified additional information. Storage method. 6. The method of manufacturing a storage medium according to claim 4, wherein the additional information is stored in a database. 7. The method of storing data in a storage medium according to claim 4, wherein the storage medium is a CD-ROM. 8. A first reading means for reading data recorded in a first storage medium, and a second reading means for reading additional information corresponding to the data recorded in the storage medium from a second storage medium. Reading means, data reproducing means for reproducing the data read by the first reading means, additional information reproducing means for reproducing the additional information read by the second reading means, and reproduction of data by the data reproducing means And a control means for interlocking the reproduction of the additional information by the additional information reproducing means, and a reproducing apparatus for a storage medium. 9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising transfer means for transferring the additional information of the data and the control information of the control means from the third storage medium to the second storage medium. Storage medium playback device. 10. The apparatus for reproducing a storage medium according to claim 8, wherein the first storage medium is a music CD, and the second storage medium is a CD-ROM. 11. A data reproducing means for reproducing data from a first storage medium, and a second storage medium in which additional information of the data is stored, based on a reproduction position of the data of the data reproducing means, A reproducing apparatus for a storage medium, comprising: additional information reproducing means for reproducing the additional information. 12. The apparatus for reproducing a storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the first storage medium is a music CD, and the second storage medium is a CD-ROM. 13. Read means for reading data from the first storage medium, and read additional information of the data from a second storage medium accessed by the same drive device as the first storage medium,
The control means for writing the additional information in the third storage medium, the data reproducing means for reproducing the data read by the reading means, and the additional information related to the data reproduced by the data reproducing means are stored in the third storage medium. And an additional information reproducing means for reading and reproducing from the storage medium. 14. The reproducing apparatus for a storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the first storage medium is a music CD, and the second storage medium is a CD-ROM. 15. Read means for reading the additional information from a first storage medium in which additional information relating to the contents of the music CD is stored, and additional information read from the plurality of first storage media by the read means. An information management apparatus using a storage medium, comprising: a management unit that converts information into a database and integrates and manages the information on a second storage medium. 16. A read means for reading data from a first storage medium, a control means for reading additional information of data from a second storage medium and writing the additional information in a third storage medium, and the reading means. Data reproducing means for reproducing the read data; additional information reproducing means for reproducing and reproducing additional information related to the data reproduced by the data reproducing means from the third storage medium; Reproducing a storage medium having an information management device, characterized by comprising: management means for converting the additional information read from the first storage medium into a database, and integrating and managing the additional information on the second storage medium. apparatus. 17. Data stored in either the first storage medium or the second storage medium is stored in a third storage medium different from these, and the data is stored in the third storage medium. The storage medium is configured to read the unstored data from the first storage medium or the second storage medium and reproduce it, and at the same time, to read and reproduce the data stored in the third storage medium. How to use. 18. The method of using a storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the first storage medium and the second storage medium are accessed by the same drive device. 19. The storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the data stored in the second storage medium is data related to the data stored in the first storage medium. How to use. 20. The data stored in the first storage medium is acoustic data, and the data stored in the second storage medium is additional information relating to the acoustic data. The method of using the storage medium according to claim 17, 18, or 19. 21. Based on the means for determining the type of the first storage medium, the means for acquiring the reproduction position from the first storage medium, and the type and the reproduction position for the first storage medium. Means for synchronously reproducing the data stored in the first storage medium and the additional information stored in the second storage medium, the reproduction position of the first storage medium, A medium control device comprising: means for changing the reproduction position of the first storage medium based on additional information of data stored in the storage medium. 22. A first storage medium in which specific data is stored, a second storage medium that provides additional information to the data stored in the first storage medium, and the first storage A reproducing system for a storage medium, comprising: a unit for reproducing a medium; and a unit for reproducing the second storage medium. 23. A storage medium having a storage area in which additional information regarding the contents of another storage medium in which specific data is stored is stored. 24. A first storage area in which additional information related to the contents of another storage medium in which specific data is stored and the above-mentioned other storage medium are identified, and the other storage medium is reproduced. A second storage area in which a unit for detecting the position and reproducing the additional information in synchronization with the data in the other storage medium is stored.